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ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… as the stricter application of existing discriminatory legislation such as the Pass laws 3 October, 12 African … executives of the African National Congress,…
37. Deputation to Lord Selborne, 1905
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal … on application. And in spite of all these hardships,…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather Chapter … City Council, which attempted to pass…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather Chapter … Pegging Act had expired that same year…
Document 2 - Against the C.A.D. for Full Democratic Rights [1943]
… [1943] PURPOSE OF THIS PAMPHLET In this pamphlet the "Anti-C.A.D. Committee" is going to tell you the TRUTH about … and have always fought against any…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather Chapter … the Indian masses and on more than one…
A volatile case of Afrikan vs. Indian in KwaZulu-Natal by Jackie Shandu, 7 April 2015, South Africa
… receiving end of abuse and exploitation at the hands of Indian employers/bosses. For known historical reasons, South … liberal constitutional democracy,…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… was unable to implement its envisaged fare hike. The 1946 Indian Passive Resistance Campaign Dr GM Naicker, President of the Natal Indian Congress, addresses…
BiographyRobert Anthony Basil Waterwitch
… Magistrate’s Court. Their mission was part of a broader anti-election bombing campaign which sought to target various …
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… Was the system of indentured Indian labour "a new system of slavery"?as Hugh Tinker … of these descriptions are not applicable to the indentured Indian…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… was a separate parliament for the White, Coloured and Indian groups. This Constitution excluded black people and … the Crown would for the first time in the…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… opponent. The Bond, in alliance with an increasingly anti-imperial John X Merriman, now dominated Cape politics. … pains to cover up his involvement in the…
BiographyLefifi Tladi
… Tladi took part in various events that highlighted the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. These included Art …
BiographyAugust Aime Balkema
… to Balkema. In 1958 he published the first Afrikaans anti-apartheid novel, Jan Rabie's Ons, die A/god - a book …
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… after joining the ANC, he was tasked as secretary of the Anti-Pass campaign of 1943-44. Bopape was also a central …
BiographyAmina Cachalia
… . He was also the chairperson of the Transvaal British Indian Association, forerunner of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC). The family had moved from ……
BiographyAdvocate Abram "Bram" Fischer
… was inevitable that his defence of and involvement with anti-Apartheid activists would implicate him in illegal …
BiographyMildred Lesiea
… Cape were galvanised into some form of protest by the anti-pass campaign at this time and Mildred was among those … who had been banished under the state’s…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… Botswana and Mozambique, South Africa assigned "crack anti-terrorist units," the Task Force and Counter-Insurgency … vigorous police action and strict…
INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history
… the 1860s that southern Africa had a relatively large Indian population. In Natal of the nineteenth century the … of 1857, which provided for the importation…
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1947 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… Report on Passive Resistance, 13 June 1946-13 May 1947 The Indian People The present leadership of the Natal Indian … people have become during the year, as…
Sadecque Variava
… woman, was a cook for weddings. The family was steeped in anti-apartheid politics, and Variava’s brothers Haroon and … to mount a protest against the…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… careers. In 1961, Asvat graduated from Johannesburg Indian High School and left South Africa to pursue a two year … in Karachi that Asvat first became…
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… meeting in Johannesburg. Executives from the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), the African People Organisation (APO) … addressed to the Government to…
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… were taken to make sure of the verdict, including special legislation being passed by parliament for the trial. The legislation allowed for a Special Court…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… Act was one of the most controversial pieces of Apartheid legislation. It prohibited adultery, attempted adultery or … the government set up semi-urban…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… and on 15 March introduced the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill, which was in two sections. One … this. The other section conferred…
BiographyColine Williams
… mines at various locations across the Peninsula as an anti-election campaign. Some of the other targeted areas were …
BiographyDr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
… Dr Ponnusamy will be remembered as an unsung hero of the anti-apartheid movement, a true humanitarian, leader and …